b

less than 18 who falls within any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1A;

3 Couple— a where both members are aged less than 18 and— i at least one of them is treated as responsible for a child, ii had they not been members of a couple, each would have qualified for income support under regulation 4ZA, iii the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), or iv there is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship);	3 a £57·20
b where both members are aged less than 18 and head (a) does not apply but one member of the couple falls within any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1A;	b £37·90
c where both members are aged less than 18 and heads (a) and (b) do not apply;	c £28·85
d where both members are aged not less than 18;	d £75·20
e where one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who— i qualifies for income support under regulation 4ZA, or who would so qualify if he were not a member of a couple, ii satisfies the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), or iii is the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship);	e £75·20
f where the claimant is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and his partner is a person under 18 who— i would not qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA if he were not a member of a couple, ii does not satisfy the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), and iii is not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship);	f £37·90
g where the claimant is aged not less than 25 and his partner is a person under 18 who— i would not qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA if he were not a member of a couple, ii does not satisfy the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), and iii is not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship).	g £47·90

1A

1

The circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 are that—

a

the person has no parents nor any person acting in the place of his parents;

b

the person—

i

is not living with his parents nor any person acting in the place of his parents, and

ii

was in the care of the Department under a relevant enactment and whilst in that care was not living with his parents or any close relative, or was in custody in any institution to which the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 or the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 196853 applied, immediately before he attained the age of 16;

c

the person is in accommodation which is other than his parental home, and which is other than the home of a person acting in the place of his parents, and entered that accommodation—

i

as part of a programme of rehabilitation or resettlement, that programme being under the guidance of the Department, any other government department or the probation and after-care service,

ii

in order to avoid physical or sexual abuse, or

iii

because of a mental or physical handicap or illness and needs such accommodation because of his handicap or illness;

d

the person is living away from his parents and any person who is acting in the place of his parents in a case where his parents are or, as the case may be, that person is, unable financially to support him and his parents are, or that person is—

i

chronically sick or mentally or physically disabled,

ii

detained in custody pending trial or sentence upon conviction or under sentence imposed by a court, or

iii

prohibited from entering or re-entering Northern Ireland; or

e

the person of necessity has to live away from his parents and any person acting in the place of his parents because—

i

he is estranged from his parents and that person,

ii

he is in physical or moral danger, or

iii

there is a serious risk to his physical or mental health.

2

In this paragraph—

a

“chronically sick or mentally or physically disabled” has the same meaning it has in regulation 13(3)(b) (circumstances in which persons in relevant education are to be entitled to income support);

b

any reference to a person acting in place of a person’s parents includes a reference to the Department, any other government department or voluntary organisation where the person is in their care under a relevant enactment, or to a person with whom the person is boarded out by the Department or voluntary organisation whether or not any payment is made by them.